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SportsDay's Dallas Cowboys beat writers examined the best draft picks by the team at each position since 1967, the year the AFL and NFL stopped drafting the same players. Below are the top wide receiver and tight end draft picks of all time.

BEST

Michael Irvin

Cowboy Michael Irvin celebrates a touchdown after catching a 19-yard Aikman pass in the 2nd quarter. DALLAS MORNING NEWS PHOTO BY JOHN RHODES

College: MiamiDraft spot: 1988, first round (No. 11 overall)

Is there any question? Irvin is the most prolific wideout in club history and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He caught 750 passes for 11,904 yards and 65 touchdowns in a career that was cut short due to a spinal injury. Irvin was named to the Pro Bowl five times and set a single-season NFL record in 1995 with 11 games of 100 or more yards. He retired with seven seasons of 1,000 or more yards. At the time, only Jerry Rice and Steve Largent had more. Above all, Irvin was an integral part of three Super Bowl championships. He was the soul of those teams and an unquestioned leader.

Witten continues to perform at the highest level entering his 16th season in the league. In 2012, he set the NFL single-season record for catches by a tight end. In 2015 he surpassed 1,000 receptions in his career. The 11-time Pro Bowler has franchise records for catches (1,159), consecutive games played (219) and consecutive games started (180).

Witten will pass Ed "Too Tall" Jones, Bill Bates and Mark Tuinei as the longest-tenured Cowboy ever once he takes the field in 2018, after signing a 4-year extension last year. And he's a complete player: Witten broke the franchise record for receiving yards in 2017 (he's now at 12,448), remains an outstanding blocker and sets the standard in the Cowboys locker room both on and off the field.

Tony Hill

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Danny White talks with wide receiver Tony Hill after the Cardinals intercepted one of his passes.

College: StanfordDraft spot: 1977, third round (No. 62 overall)

Dubbed "The Thrill," he ranks third in Cowboys history in receiving yards with 7,988. Hill played for the Cowboys for 10 seasons and led the team in receptions and yardage eight times. He was a three-time Pro Bowl selection.

Jay Novacek was on his way out and the Cowboys gave up a future first-round pick and another pick down the line to move up in the draft and select LaFleur. It never paid off. LaFleur wasn't the receiver the Cowboys hoped he would become and his lack of athletic ability hurt his run blocking. He played four seasons for the Cowboys, catching 85 passes for 729 yards before he failed an off-season physical and was released.

Dennis Homan

College: AlabamaDraft spot: 1968, first round (No. 20 overall)

Picks this high need to produce, yet Homan started just 10 games in his three seasons with the Cowboys. His final totals with the club: 23 receptions for 437 yards and one touchdown.